Definition of imposes:
(v) :
(transitive) (figurative) To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb, sense 1.2.1) with authority.
(v) :
To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
(v) :
(transitive) To affect authoritatively or forcefully; to influence strongly.
(v) :
(transitive) (Christianity) To lay or place (one's hands) on someone as a blessing, during rites of confirmation, ordination, etc.
(v) :
(transitive) (printing) To lay (columns or pages of type, or printing plates) arranged in a proper order on the bed of a press or an imposing stone and secure them in a chase in preparation for printing.
(v) :
(transitive) (intransitive) Chiefly followed by on or upon.